Adjusting the Calving service
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Three settings determine when you are notified of a calving: when monitoring is activated, the duration from which a calving is considered long, and the sensitivity of the alerts.
Activation and triggering:
These settings are made in the Farm tab, on a computer as well as on a phone.
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| Automatic activation | If you deactivate it, you will have to activate monitoring manually for each animal, before each calving. |
| Number of days before the due date | With automatic activation, defines when monitoring starts. An insemination must be recorded: it is used to calculate the due date according to the breed. |
| Long calving duration | Determines from when the long calving alert is triggered. We recommend 90 minutes. |
Alert sensitivity:
Sensitivity is set by animal category, in Settings then Calculations, on a computer only.
The medium sensitivity, set by default, is suitable for most farms. If, after a few calvings, the tool alerts you too often or not often enough, move the slider.
| Slider | Effect |
|---|---|
| To the left | More sensitive: you detect more calvings, but you receive more alerts that turn out to be unfounded. |
| To the right | Less sensitive: fewer unnecessary alerts, but some calvings may go unnoticed. |
Values according to the collar version:
The trigger values depend on the version of the software installed on your collars.
Version 1.1.0 and earlier:
The same value applies to all animal categories.
| Sensitivity | All categories |
|---|---|
| Very sensitive | 20 |
| Sensitive | 30 |
| Medium | 40 |
| Low sensitivity | 50 |
| Very low sensitivity | 60 |
Version 1.3.0 and later:
A distinction is made between dairy herds and suckler herds.
| Sensitivity | Dairy cows and dairy heifers | Suckler cows and suckler heifers |
|---|---|---|
| Very sensitive | 35 | 15 |
| Sensitive | 42.5 | 22.5 |
| Medium | 50 | 30 |
| Low sensitivity | 57.5 | 37.5 |
| Very low sensitivity | 65 | 45 |
What changes with the update
Since version 1.3.0, suckler animals trigger much earlier: at medium sensitivity, the value drops from 40 to 30. If you have a suckler herd and your alerts have behaved differently since an update, this is the explanation.
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